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Asus E2898 User Manual (168 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Hardware | Size: 3.74 MB |

English

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

First Edition V1

2

October 2006

2

Contents

3

Safety information

8

About this guide

9

Typography

10

(continued on the next page)

11

Product

15

1.1 Welcome!

17

1.2 Package contents

17

1.3 Special features

18

DDR2 memory support

19

Dual RAID solution

19

IEEE 1394a support

19

Dual Gigabit LAN solution

20

S/PDIF digital sound ready

20

1.3.2 ASUS unique features

21

ASUS Music Alarm

23

Supreme FX features

23

Hardware

25

2.1 Before you proceed

27

STRIKER EXTREME

28

2.2.3 ASUS Stack Cool 2

29

2.2.4 Motherboard layout

30

2.2.5 Layout contents

31

2.3.1 Installing the CPU

34

Alignment key

35

Gold triangle mark

35

Load plate

35

CPU notch

35

Fastener

36

Motherboard hole

36

Narrow end

36

CPU_FAN

37

Narrow end of the groove

39

2.4 System memory

41

2.4.2 Memory congurations

42

2.4.3 Installing a DIMM

43

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM

43

2.5 Expansion slots

44

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments

45

2.5.4 PCI slots

46

2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot

46

2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots

46

2.6 Jumper

47

2.7.2 EL I/O Installation

48

2.8 Connectors

49

2.8.2 Internal connectors

52

NOTE: Orient the red markings

53

(usually zigzag) on the IDE

53

CPU FAN PWR

56

CPU FAN IN

56

CPU FAN PWM

56

GND +12V DC

57

Power supply requirements

58

SPDIFOUT

60

ASUS Striker Extreme 2-35

61

2.8.3 Onboard switches

63

2. Power-on switch

64

3. Reset switch

64

Powering up

65

ASUS Striker Extreme 3-1

67

3.2 Turning off the computer

68

BIOS setup

69

4.1.1 ASUS Update utility

71

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

72

Quit all Windows

72

ASUS Striker Extreme 4-3

73

The ASUS Update utility is

73

DOS environment

74

XP environment

74

2000 environment

74

ASUS Striker Extreme 4-5

75

4.1.4 Updating the BIOS

76

ASUS Striker Extreme 4-7

77

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

78

4.2 BIOS setup program

79

4.2.1 BIOS menu screen

80

4.2.2 Menu bar

80

4.2.4 Menu items

81

4.2.5 Sub-menu items

81

4.2.6 Conguration elds

81

4.2.3 Legend bar

81

4.2.7 Pop-up window

82

4.2.8 General help

82

4.3 Main menu

83

PIO Mode [Auto]

84

UDMA Mode [Auto]

84

4.3.6 SATA1/2/3/4/5/6

86

4.3.9 Usable Memory [XXX MB]

87

4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu

88

System Clocks

89

FSB & Memory Cong

90

4.4.2 Overclocking

91

Spread Spectrum Control

92

4.4.3 Over Voltage

93

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

94

4.5 Advanced menu

95

4.5.2 PCIPnP

96

IDE Function Setup

97

RAID Enabled [Disabled]

98

SATA1/2/3/4/5/6 [Disabled]

98

USB Controller [Enabled]

99

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

99

USB Legacy Support [Enabled]

99

4.6 Power menu

100

4.6.3 APM Conguration

101

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

102

4.6.4 Hardware Monitor

103

Fan Speed Monitor

104

Temperature Monitor

104

Fan Speed Control

105

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

106

4.7 Boot menu

107

4.7.2 Removable Drives

108

4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives

108

4.7.4 CDROM Drives

108

Case Open Warning [Enabled]

109

Quick Boot [Enabled]

109

Bootup Num-Lock [On]

109

4.7.6 Security

110

Password Check

111

4.8 Tools menu

112

4.8.2 ASUS O.C. Prole

113

Load from Prole 1/2

114

Load from File

114

Save BIOS Prole

114

Save to Proe 1/2

114

Save to File

114

4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2

115

4.9 Exit menu

116

Software

117

Chapter summary

118

5.2 Support CD information

119

5.2.2 Drivers menu

120

5.2.3 Utilities menu

121

Adobe Reader V7.0

122

Microsoft DirectX 9.0c

122

Anti-Virus Utility

122

5.2.4 Make Disk menu

123

5.2.5 Manuals menu

124

5.2.7 Other information

125

Filelist

126

Technical support form

126

5.3 Software information

127

5.3.2 SoundMAX

129

High Denition Audio utility

129

Audio Setup Wizard

130

Jack conguration

131

Adjust speaker volume

131

Adjust microphone volume

131

Audio preferences

132

Microphone options

133

Enhanced Microphone Features

133

5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II

134

Preferences

135

Hardware monitor panels

136

WMI browser

137

DMI browser

137

PCI browser

138

Conguring PC Probe II

139

5.3.4 ASUS Music Alarm

140

OS conguration

141

Adjusting the volume

142

Turning off the music alarm

142

5.3.5 ASUS Ai Booster

143

5.4 RAID congurations

144

5.4.2 NVIDIA

145

RAID congurations

145

Entering the NVIDIA

146

RAID utility

146

Creating a RAID Volume

147

Rebuilding a RAID array

148

ASUS Striker Extreme 5-31

149

You will need to enter Window

149

Deleting a RAID array

150

Clearing a disk data

151

5.4.3 Silicon Image

152

ASUS Striker Extreme 5-35

153

ASUS Striker Extreme 5-37

155

ASUS Striker Extreme 5-39

157

Creating a CONCATENATION set

158

ASUS Striker Extreme 5-41

159

PCI Express graphics cards

161

6.1 Overview

163

6.2 Dual graphics card setup

164

ASUS Striker Extreme 6-3

165

6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA

166

SLI™ technology support

166

ASUS Striker Extreme 6-5

167

6-6 Chapter 6: NVIDIA

168

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